The Aggies open the 2014 season at 1-0. The Patriots, who had
their Wednesday contest with Longwood postponed by weather, kick of
the year at 0-1.

Jordan chipped in a goal to go with her game-high assists total,
second in her career only to the six she notched against San Diego
State in April last season. Voris enjoyed an all-around complete
game, shooting 3-for-5 with four draw controls, three ground balls
and a late caused turnover that held off Mason's last-minute
comeback efforts. Kellan notched three goals and two assists in her
collegiate debut. Junior Kai Murphy recorded 12 saves with eight
goals against, with one of those opposing eight coming on a rare
own-goal situation. Her play in the crease proved particularly
important given how many more opportunities Mason had throughout
the game: the host team had nearly twice as many shots as the
Aggies (31-16) and won the majority of draws (12-7).

For the Patriots, senior midfielder Rachel Obregon led
offensively with three goals on 10 shots. She also had three draw
controls and a pair of steals.

UC Davis jumped out to a 3-1 lead, all on goals involving either
Voris or Jordan, before Mason battled back to a 3-3 tie on Kristin
Russell's second-chance score in the 15th minute. Voris completed
her hat trick in the 23rd minute, but the Aggies allowed the
Patriots to equalize by inadvertently scoring in their own
goal.

Mason soon after fired a pair of shots during the 29th minute in
an attempt to take its first lead but Murphy was there for the save
on each. After a yellow card forced the Pats to play short-handed,
sophomore Courtney Neff put the Aggies up by a 5-4 lead, converting
an assist from Kellan with just 1:12 before the break.

The Patriots finally pulled ahead midway through the second
half, as Obregon broke the game's 11-minute scoreless stretch in
the 44th. UC Davis responded with four unanswered – including
three by Kellan – in restoring the Aggie lead to 9-6 with
seven minutes remaining.

Undeterred, Obregon and Caitlin McGinn scored two goals within
less than a minute of each other to cut the gap to just 9-8 with
2:27 remaining. Both teams went into a furious transition mode as
Mason attempted to force an overtime and UC Davis looked to protect
it lead. Voris, junior Allie Lehner and junior Morgan Sissler each
posted steals down the final two minutes, each time preventing the
Patriots from clearing to its attacking third.

UC Davis continues its Virginia road trip with a Sunday contest
at Old Dominion. First draw is 10 a.m. Pacific.